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PSLM members—many of whom had put their academic careers on the line with the sit-in and some of whom were arrested in an act of civil disobedience in February to put pressure on Harvard negotiators during contract talks—were unsure about the handling of the negotiations, which ended with a base pay of $11.35 per hour, with that figure to rise significantly over the three years of the contract...
PSLM member Emma S. Mackinnon ’05 says that many were frustrated with the final contract and felt that it fell short of the workers needs...
...contract settlement—ensuring that all janitors will receive at least $11.35 an hour and raise wages steadily over the next three years—is reached. Both sides claim success with the agreement that brings to a close six weeks of heated negotiations...
...Contract negotiations following the report of the Harvard Committee on Employee and Contracting Policies (HCECP) have not yet finished, and schools have had to budget for retroactive wage increases that will impact the current year’s budget before knowing the exact costs of the new compensation...
Entry-level hourly wages for guards rose from $8.75 to $11.15, retroactive to July 2001, while janitors agreed to a contract that would give them at least $11.35 an hour, retroactive to May 2001. Each contract also provides for successive raises, in contrast to the past in which some employees went for years without wage increases...